R. M. Brown

Ralph Manning "Gus" Brown (August 2, 1885 – March 31, 1927) was an American college football, college basketball, and college baseball coach. He served as the head football coach at Virginia Agricultural and Mechanical College and Polytechnic Institute (VPI)—now known as Virginia Tech—in 1908, and at Colgate University in 1909, compiling career college football coaching record of 10–6–1. Brown also coached the basketball team at Virginia Tech in 1908–09 and the baseball team there in the spring of 1909.

R. M. Brown

Brown pictured in Bugle 1909, VPI yearbook
Biographical details
Born	(1885-08-02)August 2, 1885 Elizabeth, New Jersey, U.S.
Died	March 31, 1927(1927-03-31) (aged 41) Elizabeth, New Jersey, U.S.
Playing career
Football
1907	Princeton
Position(s)	End
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
Football
1908	VPI
1909	Colgate
Basketball
1908–1909	VPI
Baseball
1909	VPI
Administrative career (AD unless noted)
1908	VPI
Head coaching record
Overall	10–6–1 (football) 4–2 (basketball) 11–6 (baseball)

On March 31, 1927, Brown died in hospital after he was struck by an automobile while walking near his home.^[1]

Head coaching record

Football

Year	Team	Overall	Conference	Standing	Bowl/playoffs
VPI (South Atlantic Intercollegiate Athletic Association) (1908)
1908	VPI	5–4	1–2	T–5th
VPI:		5–4	1–2
Colgate (Independent) (1909)
1909	Colgate	5–2–1
Colgate:		5–2–1
Total:		10–6–1